Adobe releases six critical patches for Flash, AIR

Computerworld Security: August 22, 2012
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Adobe releases six critical patches for Flash, AIR

Adobe Systems released fixes on Tuesday for six critical vulnerabilities
affecting its Flash multimedia application and AIR runtime, five of which could
allow for remote code execution on a system.
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Accelerating Cloud Performance with WAN Optimization

Today's smart CIOs are assessing their workloads against business needs and
analyzing where each should run—locally or in the public cloud. Read on to learn
about the benefits of cloud computing, and why its success or failure is often
dependent on WAN optimization.

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. 7 reasons the FTC could audit your privacy program
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2. Crisis malware infects VMware virtual machines, researchers say
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8187125/823929835/575962/0/

3. Microsoft warns of 'man-in-the-middle' VPN password hack
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8187125/823929835/575963/0/

4. Google Analytics breaks Norwegian privacy laws, local agency says
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8187125/823929835/575964/0/

5. McAfee antivirus update causes problems for home and enterprise customers
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WEBCAST: IBM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Improving Governance, Risk and Compliance

In this webcast you'll learn how your organization can become more responsive to
financial market challenges while reassuring decision makers the accuracy of
execution.

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7 reasons the FTC could audit your privacy program

Audits can be expensive, and fines and compensatory actions could mean millions
more. Here are the things you should be looking out for.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8187125/823929835/575961/0/

Crisis malware infects VMware virtual machines, researchers say

The Windows version of Crisis, a piece of malware discovered in July, is capable
of infecting VMware virtual machine images, Windows Mobile devices and removable
USB drives, according to researchers from antivirus vendor Symantec.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Tableau~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Top 10 Trends in Business Intelligence for 2012

Business intelligence (BI) has been a hot topic for years. Check out these top
10 trends that will prepare you to think about why and how BI will become a
mainstream discussion in the upcoming year. Armed with these key insights,
you'll be equipped to focus your efforts on a BI strategy that converts your
data into meaningful insight.

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Microsoft warns of 'man-in-the-middle' VPN password hack

Microsoft yesterday warned Windows users of possible "man-in-the-middle" attacks
able to steal passwords for some wireless networks and VPNs, or virtual private
networks.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8187125/823929835/575963/0/

Google Analytics breaks Norwegian privacy laws, local agency says

The Norwegian Tax Administration and the State Educational Loan Fund's use of
Google Analytics violate the country's privacy laws, because the agencies have
no control over how Google uses information about users, the Norwegian Data
Protection Authority said.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8187125/823929835/575964/0/

McAfee antivirus update causes problems for home and enterprise customers

A buggy update released Friday by security vendor McAfee for its consumer and
enterprise antivirus products, left the computers of its customers unprotected
and, in some cases, unable to access the Internet.
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SHARK TANK OF THE DAY
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Let's think this through one more time

This IT pilot fish is in the process of acquiring a server with RAID and
redundant power supplies, and he's already gotten a satisfactory price quote and
ordered. And then there's a problem: no redundant power supplies.

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CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL

While Samsung and Apple thrive in the overall smartphone market, the situation
is uncertain, perhaps dire, for several cell-phone vendors, including Research
In Motion, Nokia and Motorola. Which of the smartphone rivals is most
endangered?

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COMPUTERWORLD'S IT SALARY SURVEY 2012

A majority of IT workers say they're under pressure to increase productivity and
take on new tasks. But the vast majority are still happy they picked IT as their
career.

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